Etymology

breathing

breath·ing
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Today it means: A diacritical mark indicating aspiration or lack thereof. Full definition →

English breathe ← Middle English brethen
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  1. Middle Englishbreeth
  2. Middle Englishbrethen
  3. Englishbreathe
  4. English todaybreathing

From breathe + -ing.

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